Maid, which stars Margaret Qualley and Andie MacDowell, is on track to beat The Queen’s Gambit as Netflix’s most-watched limited scripted series.
30.09.2021 - 19:11 / variety.com
Daniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticIn the middle of the night, a young woman grabs her daughter and runs, using what little gas is left in her car to flee her abusive partner.That’s the way “Maid,” a new drama on Netflix, starts, as Margaret Qualley’s Alex runs from her daughter’s brutish father (Nick Robinson). What the show does well, in the episodes that follow, is to depict the ways in which, for many people trapped within the lower echelons of the economy, clean breaks are impossible.
Maid, which stars Margaret Qualley and Andie MacDowell, is on track to beat The Queen’s Gambit as Netflix’s most-watched limited scripted series.
Daniel D'Addario Chief TV Critic“You” began by reversing the equation of Golden Age TV dramas. And three seasons in, its act is getting tired.The show, starring Penn Badgley as Joe, a stalker and killer to whose internal monologue we have access, is difficult to compare to series like “The Sopranos” and “Breaking Bad” but for one particular.
Daniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticNBC’s “Home Sweet Home,” in which families swap houses in order to see how their counterparts live, is pitched to audiences as a social experiment. But it’s one that unscripted TV has conducted before.Granted, past instances of this particular genre were significantly more geared towards provocation.
Daniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticThe 2009 death of Brittany Murphy, the 32-year-old film star, is the sort of tragedy about which it’s tempting to search for answers — be they practical, about how it happened, or more cosmic, about what greater meaning can be found in the loss of life and potential here.And yet some sets of facts exist beyond our ability to make satisfying sense of them. Sometimes, things are just sad.
Margaret Qualley and Jack Antonoff are spending the day together!
Margaret Qualley is the name on everyone’s lips at the moment as she is the leading lady of the latest Netflix hit Maid, which has everyone binge-watching since it first came to the streaming site on 1 October.
Margaret Qualley is going strong with boyfriend Jack Antonoff!
Daniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticThis review contains spoilers for the plot and ending of “Squid Game.”To American viewers, “Squid Game” may seem to have emerged from nowhere. But it is a pretty unsurprising smash hit.The show, which Netflix chief Ted Sarandos has said is on track to become Netflix’s most-watched series ever, has dominated charts the world over, serving as striking proof positive of the streamer’s global strategy.
Margaret Qualley, 26, and Jack Antonoff, 37, aren’t hiding their romance anymore! Two months after the pair were first spotted kissing in public, they’ve stepped out in New York City looking very loved-up. The musician, who is among Taylor Swift‘s go-to songwriters, and the daughter of actress Andie MacDowellboth cut casual figures as wrapped their arms around each other for an afternoon stroll in Manhattan’s Tribeca neighborhood on October 7.
Margaret Qualley stars in “Maid”, a new Netflix series about a single mom named Alex who leaves an abusive relationship and supports herself by working as a maid.
Daniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticOne of the 21st century’s most venerable franchises is back. “CSI,” which in its first run lasted 15 seasons and generated three spinoffs, returns as “CSI: Vegas,” reuniting William Petersen and Jorja Fox.
Daniel D'Addario Chief TV Critic“Succession,” which launches its third season Oct. 17, is not a show that will back away from a challenge.The end of the second season radically clarified the series’ vision.
Margaret Qualley has thrown her support behind FKA Twigs amid her lawsuit against their mutual ex-boyfriend Shia LaBeouf. The Leftovers actress was dating the Transformers star in December last year when the British singer filed a lawsuit against him alleging sexual battery, assault, and intentional infliction of emotional distress when they were in a relationship between 2018 and 2019.
Margaret Qualley has reaffirmed her support for FKA twigs.
Showing support. Following her brief romance with Shia LaBeouf, Margaret Qualley explained why she publicly stood by his ex FKA Twigs amid her lawsuit against him.
Margaret Qualley is standing by FKA twigs amid the latter’s sexual battery allegations against Shia LaBeouf.
Daniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticSay this much for Netflix’s new documentary “Britney vs. Spears”: It certainly wasn’t made with the objective of pleasing her fans in mind.The documentary, directed by Erin Lee Carr, is intended as an exploration of the pop star’s current struggle to escape the conservatorship, run by her father, that controls her life.
Margaret Qualley was asked about her support of FKA twigs after they both were in relationships with Shia LaBeouf.
Daniel D'Addario Chief TV Critic“I’m not ready to be a human pop star,” a contestant on Fox’s new show “Alter Ego” tells us. “I want to be a digital pop star.”That’s the “Alter Ego” proposition in a nutshell.
Daniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticAround the midpoint of Mike Flanagan’s new Netflix horror serial “Midnight Mass,” in the middle of a conversation about loss, Kate Siegel’s character Erin asks Zach Gilford’s Riley: “What happens when you die?”Humanity’s been grappling with with that big question for millennia, and a single conversation likely won’t crack it.